rotatory

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So, when it comes to rotating players, is it really any wonder that managers are increasingly choosing to use domestic cup competitions as rotatory playgrounds?

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

A direct contribution would be continuously made to the rotatory energy of the system, and would under the given conditions be manifested by an increase in its velocity of revolution.

From The Energy System of Matter A Deduction from Terrestrial Energy Phenomena by Weir, James

Their general nature is quite independent of the extent of that motion, whether it be merely vibratory through a small arc, or completely rotatory about the central axis.

From The Energy System of Matter A Deduction from Terrestrial Energy Phenomena by Weir, James

Ream, rēm, v.t. to stretch: to enlarge by a rotatory cutter.—ns.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various

Cyclone, sī′klōn, n. a circular or rotatory storm.—adj.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various